Rodel E. Dagumampan

I was cleaning up my gmail mails when I bumped into this. It was written by my girlfriend two years ago, sadly we have different and conflicting priorities in life so we decided to separate. She was supervising a graveyard team that time in a call center in Ortigas Center and it was really hard catching up her schedules and spend time together. Likely if you are in the same situation now, good luck to you .

AKO, IKAW AT ANG PROGRAM
by: caramel_still
kayhirap pala
kapapag kachat mo ay abala
sa paggawa ng program
lalo na kung siya ang iyong sinta
sapagkat kailangan
samahan mo siya sa twina
khit na ba sa mga mensahe ko
ay di agad nabibigyang pansin ng aking sinta
kung minsa’y ako’y naiinis
dahil ang program niya ang lging nasa isip
subalit sa isang banda
aking napagtanto
na dapat kong unawain
na ang bagay na iyun ang kanyang tungkulin

kung minsan naiisip ko
sana naging program na lang ako
isang program
na lagi niyang maiisip
lagi niyang kasama
na hanggang sa pagtulog
ay kanyang maiisip
sa bawat pag-uusap namin sa chat
madalas sa paghihintay ko ng mensahe mula sa kanya
kung ano ano ang aking nasasambit
nagagawa .. kagaya ng pag-awit ng aming theme song
“lalalalala”

pagsulpot ng mga smiley na nakakatuwa
kung minsan ay deadma pa din siya
sa haba pala ng mensahe ko
ang huling parte lang pala ang kanyang nabasa
di ko alam kung ako’y maiinis malulungkot o matatawa
sa pagsagot mo sa tanong ko ” honey magreply ka nman”
” yes hon, nandito lang ako”
dahil kung anong haba ng mensahe ko ay
kabaligtaran naman ang sa’yo

madalas sinasabi ko mamimiss mo din ako
mamimiss mo din ang pangungulit ko
kapag dumating araw ang ym id ko ay offline lagi
nawa’y mag ppm ka din agad sa akin
ayokong isipin na darating ang araw na iyon
sapagkat nais kong kasama kang palagi
kahit na ba madalas sa chat lang tayo magkausap
kahit na ba matagal kang magreply
kahit na minsan lang tayo magkita
kahit na ba madalas ay abala ka
abala sa program… program at program

sa kabila ng lahat … mahal pa din kita
salamat sa iyo at sa program …
program na gaya ng biro mo ay aking pinagseselosan
sa totoo lang aking sinta, ay hindi naman
Lahat ng iyon ang paglalambing lamang
Ng dahil sa program ako’y nakalikha
ng isang simpleng tula
simpleng tula na  para sa iyo
sana’y sa paraan na ito
ay mabatid mo ang kahalagahan mo sa buhay ko

ang tanging nais ko’y manatili tayong masaya
masaya sa piling ng isa’t isa…
masaya sa mundong ating ginagalawan
ako, ikaw at ang program …

Last night I visited my friend at Landco Tower building here in Davao City. Landco is a prime business address and one of the two high rising business centers here in the south. I was surprised how this building operates at night, no security. Its lobby is so dark and no security officers posted on reception area. My friend who works there for 8months told me, its ussualy the case. He was particularly concerned, some unknown people may enter the building. He told me, it was during Kadayawan week that some drunk men even entered the building to use the CR. That time, Bayantel had a weeklong bbq-beer area beside the building.

I assumed everybody heard the horrible explosion in Makati yesterday. I was shocked and worried the moment I heard the news. I have lived in Makati for 2 years and I have had lot of friends there whom I know used to pass that area between Landmark and Glorietta.

My girlfriend asked to call her friends working in Glorietta and Landmark. I did and I cannot imagine the extreme trauma that my girlfriend’s friend experienced. She is working in Kashieka that time of the explosion and he had witnessed the explosion, the event where one of her customer’s leg was ripped of by the blast. My former boss and clasmate also planned to visit Glorietta that time, good thing he changed his mind.

If the attack was executed in time of 6:00PM to 7:00PM, the fatalities could have been higher as it was a very busy area.

From the impact of the explosion I hardly believe it was an LPG blast, the evidence and wreakage obvioulsy says its not. I have read a lot of similar type of explosions in different parts of the world. I have watched several terror attacks and counter terror moviews and documentaries. I assume it was a bomb, more likely C4 explosives.

My boy friend visited me here in Davao City for a one week vacation. I asked her to snub her sports fest and spend our weeknights visiting each and every nice restaurants here in davao city. Jack Ridge, Penongs, Shakeys, Banoks, etc. On Sunday, we broke out early to visit a place where I myself have never been. Isla Reta.

Isla Reta is a small beach resort in garden city of Samal. We took a 40-minute board ride from a port near Magsaysay Park at 50.00 each. The entrance fee is only 50.00 each for the whole day stay. There are no cottages here and if there are, its better not to rent one. Just get a table and bring your picnic blankets and dine below the trees. We bring our own food and snacks, its allowed. Isla Reta has no high-class restaurants, hotel rooms or cottages. Its was just really a simple white beachfront. But they cook native chicken tinola! Yes, the best chicken tinola I have ever tasted since I left Manila. Its something I can only eat at our home in Batangas.

In places like these we usually don?t spend time.  While I may have visit Paradise Island instead, I find this place better. Better because its simple, clean, inexpensive. Its more like a picnic groove where you can  below trees or bring your own camping tent and spend a night free. Its nice spending overnight here with a camping tent but not with cottage, I think its no good getting rooms here. Boat last trip is 3PM and we’re back in city by 4PM.

… Davao seems a safe city. Davaweños are lazy cook, it seems they just love to dine out. People here are rich. Taxi drivers are nice and honest.

I just got back from a hot and wet dinner at Fwendz Diner. I’m saying its wet because it was raining very hard here but it feels nice to try one of their best Bulalo Steak meal. At first I have to ask if its like the usual Bulalo that Batangueño like me really love. Its not, its really a beef with nice steak sauce, served with rice and ice tea.

Bulalo Steak Meal – 99,00 PHP
1 Litre Ice Tea – 26,00 PHP
1 Glass Ice Tea – 6,00 PHP!!!!

Fwendz Diner
Metro Avenue Compound
Davao City

Its also nice meeting Tope Cubos, the owner of Fwendz and Chef Art. I have learned this techy-guy has say in IT. The first open-source guy I met here in Davao City. He showed me his drafts and I was surprised by his works and web designs. I was then thinking of asking him if he would like to work for us, but I opt not to. At xx, xxx rate, we simply cannot afford you bro LOL.

I had great time there and you saved my day because I just found out my meeting with blogie is not today, its next Friday 19th. Btw, I’ll be the again tomorrow to try your Baby Back Rib.